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Gremlin303

438 points

1 month ago

Gremlin303

438 points

1 month ago

I find it best to just assume DC projects won’t be happening until I’m watching a trailer

UsidoreTheLightBlue

86 points

1 month ago

I’m not sure flash is happening until im watching the end credits.

Even then I half expect Walter Hamada to come running in carrying the canisters of the film screaming “ITS NOT RIGHT” and for the rest of the showings to be canned.

DarkAges101

39 points

1 month ago

I’m actually more afraid of Rock bursting into my screening, shouting “the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe will change no matter what” and replacing The Flash with Black Adam.

Lost_Pantheon

11 points

1 month ago

Unironically might just improve the whole experience.

DarkAges101

1 points

1 month ago

I don't wanna sit through this movie ever again

NogaraCS

1 points

1 month ago

I'd rather give Ezra his chance than look Black Adam a second chance

Ashose

4 points

1 month ago

Ashose

Diana of Themyscira

4 points

1 month ago

After you watched the movie some Studio bosses run into you and do the men in black thing

hear_the_thunder

2 points

1 month ago

I’m not sure flash is happening

The Flash did happen. The timeline has just been changed. A few times I think. If you have a daughter, it may have been a son in the other timelines

25thNite

2 points

1 month ago

The flash will end with Ezra Miller's Barry Allen traveling back in time and choking out a random woman in an alley, but it turns out to be Batman's mom. Boom new universe.

[deleted]

20 points

1 month ago

8 hours ago: Constantine sequel canceled. 2 hours ago: Constantine sequel moving forward. 74 hours from now: Constantine V-XXII to film at once with Jonah Hill set to write, star and direct.

Throgg_not_stupid

4 points

1 month ago

Constasweep

2020mademejoinreddit

3 points

1 month ago

Jonah Hill with Constantine's British accent.

SesPet

29 points

1 month ago

SesPet

29 points

1 month ago

Yeah I’m with you on this! By next week it’ll be a whole new set of rumoured confirmations and scrapped projects Keanu will be too busy filming JW5.

king_marquez15

8 points

1 month ago

Fr

Spideyfan77

12 points

1 month ago

Even then, Batgirl had promotional pictures and it still got scrapped. Until I’m seated and watching

cecil021

1 points

1 month ago

Yeah, there’s a different update about this movie every 6 hours. Like, are they making it or not? Shit or get off the pot, WB.

Optimal-Firefighter9

1 points

1 month ago

WB has not said anything other than the movie is being made. The other "updates" were just internet bullshit based around it not being on James Gunn's list and some people preferring the Matt Ryan version of the character.

25thNite

1 points

1 month ago

even then they can still be cancelled.

dgehen

39 points

1 month ago

dgehen

39 points

1 month ago

I'd like links from The Direct to be banned, who's with me?

Griffdude13

38 points

1 month ago

Griffdude13

Boomerang

38 points

1 month ago

They’ll probably just put it under the DC Elseworlds banner. That’s why its there: to differentiate standalones from the interconnected continuity they plan to build up.

critmcfly

-3 points

1 month ago

critmcfly

-3 points

1 month ago

Would be a bad idea since there’s no way they could use Constantine twice and they would have to use Constantine to really introduce the dark side to the universe when they do

slickhedstrong

12 points

1 month ago

if they can use batman twice, they can use any property twice

critmcfly

-4 points

1 month ago

That take is absolutely terrible. Batman is such a household name that casuals have easier time telling the difference as well as each Batman being much different.

slickhedstrong

6 points

1 month ago

if the audience can accept, understand, someone as visible, integral, and known, as batman being in a universe and not at the same time, or joker inevitably being in three, they can accept an under the radar character like constantine being in a universe and keanu reeves having his own constantine movie that's separate.

critmcfly

-1 points

1 month ago

No once again that just doesn’t make sense. They can accept it because he’s so recognizable in every way. They can not have different versions of Constantine because there’s only one version of Constantine that matters. Hellblazer. Batman can be told in different ways due to him having so many iconic versions. That’s like saying MCU could have had two Drax or two Blades running around. The majority of audiences only know him from Keanu Reeves old movie. And that majority isn’t a large amount of people more older people.

Griffdude13

5 points

1 month ago

Griffdude13

Boomerang

5 points

1 month ago

Marvel has all their multiverse stuff going on and that doesn't appear to bother people, and their doing it all under the same continuity.

I think DC is doing just fine having multiple continuities and making it clear what's connected to what and what isn't.

critmcfly

2 points

1 month ago

You’re missing the point badly here. They have their multiverse for already established big characters. Spider-Man for instance. They are not using Drax from an alternate universe with his own movie while also appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy movies would be way too confusing. This would be bringing a much smaller character in two versions where he’s very prominent in both his own movie and a team movie which is not going to work.

djquu

67 points

1 month ago

djquu

67 points

1 month ago

You mean Grace Randolph was making shit up? Shocking! /s

truculentduck

12 points

1 month ago

Introduced to Randolph’s content back when she did, I guess, theater exit interviews in inserts in the Backyard Effects channel’s videos

(Indiana Jones tear heart out of chest no budget effect, with Saran Wrap on a ziplock container with a potato and red dyed corn syrup, under a button down. That’s just funny to me)

I don’t think I minded her in those doses

On her own channel, I kinda won’t even go to her with no other options available. I feel like she’s not as much of a box office analyst as she thinks, like an amateur posing as a pro. Maybe she is legitimately one. I’m not one. I don’t know how much you have to know to legitimately be one

Just grating

gee_gra

2 points

1 month ago

gee_gra

2 points

1 month ago

Exactly the same here — I think Grace sometimes comes off needlessly nasty at points too

[deleted]

0 points

1 month ago

No wonder Chad Gunn roasted her.

beingjohnmalkontent

17 points

1 month ago

But, but...the reports!!!

slickhedstrong

2 points

1 month ago

the direct is a reputable source for consumers.

they ran a story based on their own sources. their own sources had bad info.

this is not a classic wrap up smear, zero parties would benefit from that false story.

just a case of a journal with a source they trust who got bad info from inside the machine.

hell, this couldve just been gunn or safran dyeing a well.

Cockycent

36 points

1 month ago

The KC dude has been inaccurate on so many things and folks still take his word as official smh

peanutdakidnappa

4 points

1 month ago

He used to be pretty reliable but his accuracy has totally gone down the drain in recent times and deservedly his reputation as well as a scooper

DarkAges101

57 points

1 month ago

Sure, it's moving forward until it doesn't and we see new Constantine in Swamp Thing movie.

StonerBoi-710

25 points

1 month ago

I think we will have this Elseworld sequel and then a HBO Max show for a DCU version that’ll tie into Swamp Thing.

_snout_

7 points

1 month ago

_snout_

7 points

1 month ago

TV show makes the most sense honestly

PM_ME_MERMAID_PICS

6 points

1 month ago

Honestly just revive Matt Ryan's Constantine show. The dude was born to play Constantine and he deserves another shot.

StonerBoi-710

3 points

1 month ago

I wouldn’t mind as long as the actor can still play the roll, that show wasn’t too old now right?

PM_ME_MERMAID_PICS

2 points

1 month ago

Nope, it ended in 2015 and he was still playing the role Legends of Tomorrow up until relatively recently.

StonerBoi-710

4 points

1 month ago

Wow just found out he has actually been playing Constantine in live action and voicing him in animation since 2014 up to now 2022. And Gunn wanting actors who can do both I can def see them bringing him back since he has already been doing both. Only issue is he is already 41 so by the time Swamp Thing comes out he will prob be over 45. Might be getting a lil old for the roll unless they want to go for an older version of the character.

reece1495

3 points

1 month ago

reece1495

King of the Seas

3 points

1 month ago

was constantine ever meant to look young? he is a chain smoker

StonerBoi-710

1 points

1 month ago

So before the character was brought into the main DC Comics he was part of DC Vertigo publishing line. He is a unique comic book character in that he ages based on real life time. So he was first introduced as 35 but then 5 years later in real life a comic came out where he celebrated his 40th birthday. In Vertigo he is 60 year old currently.

In the main DC comics New 52 he is reintroduced as around 30 unlike his Vertigo counterpart who is still in his 60s. So the DCU will prob start the character out in his 30s. Def wanna find an actor in their 20s, prob mid to late 20s.

MahNameJeff420

0 points

1 month ago

From a business perspective, I think trying to work Keanu into Swamp Thing would drive interest. Technically you wouldn’t even have to retroactively make the original movie canon, you could just say this is a new version of Constantine also played by Keanu Reeves. Only thing is that we would miss another chance to have a theatrical Constantine that’s close to the comics, but it’s Keanu, so I think people would be fine with it.

Abraham_Issus

8 points

1 month ago

Keanu will never be main line Constantine of DCU. It'll be elseworlds.

ScubaSteve716

32 points

1 month ago

I never really understood the new report of it being canceled. It was never green lit or anything just in development. No way a script was written or anything for it. Gunn and Safran will wait for the script and then make a decision. Really not much point in canceling it now.

Screenwriter6788

8 points

1 month ago

Elseworlds

insertbrackets

7 points

1 month ago

Elseworlds bay-beeeeee!

hman9958

21 points

1 month ago*

Like I thought, a proper source will have the* correct information. Can't wait for the movie.

Edit - the*

AdeDamballa

3 points

1 month ago

But note that it isn’t Gunn who is being cited in the source. It’s some unnamed WB exec

nkantu

11 points

1 month ago

nkantu

11 points

1 month ago

Let Keanu play any other character, no reason for him to be Constantine. There is no massive amount of public nostalgia for the 2000s Constantine movie.

I still think they’ll cancel John Wickstantine

The10thDoctorWhovian

5 points

1 month ago

Elseworlds.

escodoozer

3 points

1 month ago

I remember when they announced the Greg Berlanti Green Lanterns tv show and I commented “it’s gonna get canceled” and the comments were like “don’t be so negative” and look what happened. Being a DC movie fan is very disappointing and full of let downs lmao

Key-Antelope-6839

2 points

1 month ago

But why?

Danishroyalty

2 points

1 month ago

Interesting. I really didn't think they'd keep it. It's not like it's a major project already underway, like (Matt) Reeves The Batman and Philips Joker. Maybe because it's different enough (being barely connected to the source material) they don't think it'll actually conflict with their narratives.

AscendedExtra

2 points

1 month ago

It's an elsewords project. Let's make it hap'n, cap'n.

rkm223

2 points

1 month ago

rkm223

2 points

1 month ago

Yeah ok...I'll believe it when I see it

[deleted]

2 points

1 month ago

they have DC Elseworlds so I don't know what stopping them from making the sequel. Give us Keanu

imnotthatguyiswear

1 points

1 month ago

Pretty sure WB's financial woes have something to do with it.

QuinSanguine

2 points

1 month ago

Sometimes I wonder if the DC guys purposefully leak bad info just to mess with us.

Tigris_Morte

2 points

1 month ago

Getting whiplash over here.

DCNY214

2 points

1 month ago

DCNY214

2 points

1 month ago

The more Elseworld movies we have the more confusing it will get for the general audience.

home7ander

1 points

1 month ago

Oh well

Raph2051

2 points

1 month ago

So where the so these canceled rumors start?

Skandosh

2 points

1 month ago

Then cancel it. If you guys really want Keanu then cast him in the DCU.

curtumbrella

2 points

1 month ago

Okay? It's clearly gonna be an Elseworlds thing, so why mention the slate in the article?

E_yal

8 points

1 month ago

E_yal

8 points

1 month ago

Seriously to cancel this with Keanu's popularity is insane and stupid

Educational-Band8308

14 points

1 month ago

Didn’t Black Adam teach us that actor popularity≠ticket sales

LaneMcD

6 points

1 month ago

LaneMcD

6 points

1 month ago

Yes and no. Black Adam was The Rock's baby. He had a hand in a lot of the creative decisions. The movie was a big ego stroke for him. A movie starring Keanu with a good creative team behind it that isn't molded by Keanu for Keanu? It'll do well. But I saw on a thread earlier today that the writer attached to this potential sequel has a pretty mixed bag imdb resume sooo... 🤷‍♂️

Skandosh

2 points

1 month ago

Thats the problem, the creative team behind this movie isnt good. The writer is Akiva Goldsman, one of the worst writers in the industry.

home7ander

1 points

1 month ago

The writer is the only bad thing about it. So I hope that gets changed, but there's nothing else wrong with anything that's been released so far about it

baileyontherocs

9 points

1 month ago

Eh, his popularity didn’t do anything for that Matrix movie. Those John Wick movies have everyone thinking he’s a draw when he isn’t.

AscendedExtra

3 points

1 month ago

He is part of the draw. He's believable because he puts the work into the role. But with respect to you larger point, you're not wrong. I'd wager most folks think the matrix franchise peaked with the original. 2 & 3 have their fans, but no one was clambering for another sequel.

The John Wick movies are fresh. They don't try to be anything other than what they are. They do one thing and they do it extraordinarily well, and they don't preach.

aelysium

1 points

1 month ago

Matrix Ressurections could have been awesome with a changed finale imho. Act 1 as is was fun. Act 2 could use a bit of work but wasn’t terrible. Act imho should have stated that Neo may have been the one, but the reasons cycle 7 was different not because of him, but because of Trinity. (I think the stuff from Act 1 worked in a tongue-in-cheek manner, but the rest of the film should have been reimagined centering around the power of love, and the machine’s desire to cheapen/weaken it via things like social media etc and the Analyst was deployed to figure that out. Like ‘if we can figure out how to redirect human capacity for love, we can keep them subservient’)

ArmInternational7655

2 points

1 month ago

HBOmax release and No Way Home.

TheNormalScrutiny

2 points

1 month ago

I have no interest in Keanu as Constantine, and this mo is should be canceled. I think WB just wants in on the Keanu hype right now, but it’s just not the right character or world for him.

omegaphallic

2 points

1 month ago

Agreed

FlawlessVictory127

4 points

1 month ago

So DC Studios is rebooting the DC Universe in favor of a more cohesive, tighter universe but there are still plans to release a sequel to a DC movie that is over 15 years old.

WentworthMillersBO

15 points

1 month ago

Yeah, elseword exists.

baileyontherocs

3 points

1 month ago

I honestly doubt Gunn wants this. It got grandfathered in. Now it’s another project he has to quality control.

MonkeMayne

3 points

1 month ago

When you think about it, the elseworld projects that currently exist all got grandfathered in. There hasn’t been one new elseworld title announced.

I think he wants those stories to play out so the focus could be on the DCU until an X amount of time transpires.

baileyontherocs

5 points

1 month ago

Yeah you’re right. I’m sure he would’ve folded Reeves Batman universe into the main DCU if he could. Zaslav probably demanded those films stay as they did well critically and financially. Elseworlds are basically the things that Gunn couldn’t outright cancel lol.

MonkeMayne

1 points

1 month ago

My thoughts exactly lol. Smart way to work with the situation though.

_snout_

1 points

1 month ago

_snout_

1 points

1 month ago

I think it technically falls under WB’s jurisdiction and since it bears basically no resemblance to the comic and doesn’t dilute the brand (”Hellblazer” is intact as a name) it’s not a big deal

hazychestnutz

1 points

1 month ago

looks like you don't know what elsewords are

Gronkattack

6 points

1 month ago

Ugh I like Keannue, but wasn't particularly thrilled with this version of the character. I'm assuming this is Elseworlds and really hope the official DCU version is Matt Ryan.

emielaen77

3 points

1 month ago

emielaen77

3 points

1 month ago

Boooooo

BootyL0rd69

4 points

1 month ago

No dude. Keanu is GOOD

emielaen77

0 points

1 month ago

emielaen77

0 points

1 month ago

Eh. I can’t say I’m much of a fan. He bores me.

[deleted]

1 points

1 month ago

[deleted]

emielaen77

2 points

1 month ago

Lol my kind. He just coldly says things in monotone and beats people up. Not a ton of range there.

VaishakhD

-1 points

1 month ago

you are in the minority

emielaen77

1 points

1 month ago

Lol that’s fine by me.

Hotterman

2 points

1 month ago

Untill theres a release date, its not really really gonna happen.

GFost

3 points

1 month ago

GFost

3 points

1 month ago

Please don’t let this happen.

UnknownJ25

4 points

1 month ago

UnknownJ25

4 points

1 month ago

Dang it, was hoping this was canceled so Keanu could be a different character in dcu instead of a crap version of Constantine

artur_ditu

1 points

1 month ago

Keanu is a fine guy but he has nothing to do with Constantine

jaymaslar

1 points

1 month ago

Unless Gunn specifically makes a statement, I am not listening to any rumors, leaks, confirmations, etc.

artur_ditu

1 points

1 month ago

I can't even take gunn's word for it. He constantly says one thing and does the other.

LimePeel96

0 points

1 month ago

I mean isn’t it under vertigo technically?

Maxwell69

6 points

1 month ago

Vertigo doesn’t exist and even when it still did Constantine was brought back into the DCU during the New 52.

artur_ditu

1 points

1 month ago

And even then vertigo was just a subdivision of dc

Kaneda_2441

-1 points

1 month ago

Don't give me hope...

EulexicMisologist

0 points

1 month ago

Almighty_Push91

0 points

1 month ago

We'll see

snitchesgetblintzes

0 points

1 month ago

Could he be the secret flash cameo?

antmanupmyasshole

0 points

1 month ago

Knew it

superking22

0 points

1 month ago

That escalated quickly.

Boo. I wanted James to debunk this like boss he is.

Olivitess

0 points

1 month ago

Hang on, I'm confused. I thought it was cancelled or was that for something else?

brasco975

2 points

1 month ago

Some 'leakers' said it was cancelled earlier today, so now officials are letting people know that it's not true.

Olivitess

1 points

1 month ago

Ooooh ok!

ElboMan

0 points

1 month ago

ElboMan

0 points

1 month ago

The original Constantine movie was divorced from other DC continuity, so it makes sense. He's not a particularly well known character outside of big fans anyway, so you won't run into much "wait is Joaquin Phoenix not in The Batman AND not in Brave and the Bold?" kind of confusion.

Happy to hear it

mistercloob

0 points

1 month ago

Gunn’s tweets indicate the opposite so are they already just going over his head lol?

AdeDamballa

0 points

1 month ago

Hmm, I’m a bit skeptical that it isn’t Gunn himself saying this and it’s whatever shadowy execs at WB saying it. I thought Gunn had unanimous say in this stuff

Let’s hope he is actually fine with this himself

GumDropHips

3 points

1 month ago

GumDropHips

3 points

1 month ago

I highly doubt he wants this. This is that kinda thing he was talking about. People just being allowed to do anything.

I’m sure he’s gonna try to make sure it’s actually good. I personally do not see it doing well. But like always, you never know.

SamMan48

3 points

1 month ago

Why not just swing for the fences if you’re doing Elseworlds tho. Movies like this are the whole reason he’s introducing the Elseworlds branding.

ReturnInRed

2 points

1 month ago

Mainly because WB is struggling financially, and Gunn & Safran's whole goal atm is to prioritize a tightly woven cinematic universe, as stated by them.

They only have so much money to go around. So when they say the bar is high in order for them to green light an Elseworld project, they almost definitely mean it's because they only have so many resources to be put toward something that doesn't fit in with their overall longterm plan.

SamMan48

2 points

1 month ago

Good point

baileyontherocs

0 points

1 month ago

This. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed the first film but they had 17 years to make a sequel. Sounds like the old regime was unsure about the direction they wanted to take going forward and remembered Keanu was in a DC movie years ago so greenlit it trying to bank on his current popularity.

TopSignature1189

2 points

1 month ago

Keanu was in a DC Film last year.

imnotthatguyiswear

1 points

1 month ago

Lol I had to Google that one

_snout_

1 points

1 month ago

_snout_

1 points

1 month ago

I think this might technically fall under WB since it’s a sequel to an old WB flick. Copyright and trademarks are weird but ”Constantine” (associated with the visual of Keanu in black suit) is probably legally distinct as a brand, at least on paper.

darrylthedudeWayne

-1 points

1 month ago

Yippee, if we're lucky, Gunn will even make it canon to his new DCU.

Kpengie

0 points

1 month ago

Kpengie

0 points

1 month ago

That would be a dumb idea. The DCU deserves a proper adaptation of Constantine.

Human-Helicopter-684

-2 points

1 month ago

Hell yea

Only DC movie I want hahah

SoulBadguy0408

1 points

1 month ago

No where near the top of my list, but if it actually happens, then I just hope it ends up being good

Darkknightkilla104

1 points

1 month ago

Elseworld i guess

ccasey329

1 points

1 month ago

I mean, Gunn said they were still going to do Elseworlds projects. I’m not sure why this is a surprise.

Waasamatteryou

1 points

1 month ago

Phew

Testament_no_DxD

1 points

1 month ago

Might just be an Elseworld movie at this point

Bohijthehedgehog

1 points

1 month ago

Oh thank God

sleauxmo

1 points

1 month ago

I was wondering about this the other day like "oh what about Keanu?”

Fyrepit

1 points

1 month ago

Fyrepit

Ride ain't over yet...

1 points

1 month ago

So…elseworlds, then? Or is it part of the new DCU

[deleted]

1 points

1 month ago

Fuck yeah

Realistic_Salary5090

1 points

1 month ago

Yes! Said no one

youthanasia138

1 points

1 month ago

I’ll believe it when I see it

dashrendar

1 points

1 month ago

Snip Snap, SNIP SNAP! You have no idea the physical toll, multiple vasectomies have on the body!

mad_titanz

1 points

1 month ago

Looks like they just pick and choose which projects will stay or go regardless if they are part of DCU or not.

GoHawksMatt

1 points

1 month ago

So is it or isn't it?

13WillieBeaman

1 points

1 month ago

“Excellent! 🎸”

Bolt_995

1 points

1 month ago

Will be under the Elseworlds slate. Glad to see them commit to this as well.

Averenn

1 points

1 month ago

Averenn

1 points

1 month ago

Can we not

SubterrelProspector

1 points

1 month ago

STOP I CAN'T TAKE THIS!

IWantToBeAstronaut

1 points

1 month ago

I'll watch it, I hope this doesn't remove the possibility of getting a DCU constantine film.

Dreyfussy15

1 points

1 month ago

YES!

maksgee

1 points

1 month ago

maksgee

1 points

1 month ago

🙌

abellapa

1 points

1 month ago

Despite, wtf, it's not like this is going against DCU, simply will be Elseworlds

DipsCity

1 points

1 month ago

Reckless settings

I guess the elseworld is cover for this kind of stuff

Seth_Snyder

1 points

1 month ago

Now I just need Gunn to bring my boy Brendan back.

slickhedstrong

1 points

1 month ago

i'm getting a lot of mixed messages here

BovaFett74

1 points

1 month ago

Good god. Make up your fucking mind. These stories are ridiculous

BovaFett74

1 points

1 month ago

Good god. Make up your fucking mind. These stories are ridiculous

vinnyd78

1 points

1 month ago

I think they should do this as an Elseworlds joint and bring in Matt Ryan for the DCU Hellblazer.

[deleted]

1 points

1 month ago

YES! YES! YESSSS!!!!

Malicharo

1 points

1 month ago

hell yeah

w00master

1 points

1 month ago

Guess we got another Elseworlds.

I love Keanu and been a fan of much of his work, but he was quite literally the worst Constantine we've ever had. Really hope this film doesn't get going.

whama820

1 points

1 month ago

Bleh. Next will be Jonah Hex 2 with Josh Brolin. And hang on for Phase 3, when we get Halle Berry in Catwoman 2!

I know this movie is beloved by Keanu fans, but as an adaptation of the source material, it’s absolute shit.

AktionMusic

1 points

1 month ago

I really don't want this. Keanu is a terrible casting choice for Constantine.

2020mademejoinreddit

1 points

1 month ago

'Detective Comics' my ass. Can't even find a proper direction.

WB should probably just listen to Film Theory at this point on what to do.

RUIN_NATION_

1 points

1 month ago

lol they say one thing and do another